U.S. & Worldwide Stamps & Postal History
February 1-2, 2022
We are pleased to present our February 1-2 sale featuring the collections formed by Clive Metcalfe, Dr.M.K. Blumenthal and other prominent collectors. This 1,307 lot auction begins with United States and Possessions, including 19th and 20th Century single rarities, graded items, proofs, essays and back of book material. The Foreign section includes a collection of Large Dragons of Shanghai, as well as strong sections of France and Colonies, Germany and British Commonwealth. On the second day of the sale we are pleased to offer an outstanding collection of Persia and Iran, with certified rarities. This will be followed by Japanese Postal History, featuring rare covers, many not seen for decades. The sale concludes with Large Lots and Collections, with hundreds of albums ranging from single country to specialized collections, multi-carton worldwide groups and excellent cover lots. Scans of most of the lots are available on our website and additional scans are being added daily.
| Images | Description | Current Bid |
 | Lot #846 JAPAN - Covers and Postal History Used Internally 1871 native cover franked on back with vertical pair of 48m brown on native laid paper, Pl. 1, pos. 21-29, also single and vertical pair of 500m blue green, Plate 1, pos.9-17 and 20, large margins all around, canceled by two strikes of large Kanagawa Kensazumient from Kanagawa (Musashi province) to Futamata, east of Mitsuke, Totomi province, fine and attractive first issue cover, ex-Robert S.Levy collection, 2nd sale, Robson Lowe, London 1964, with 2009 Florian Eichhorn certificate  Catalog #1,4 | Price Realized $29,000.00 |
